One can’t help but wonder if some back-of-the-envelope math was done at O’Melveny & Myers LLP and they quickly realized that just sending one email to YouTube results in far fewer billable hours than sending 50 emails to 50 websites linking to that one YouTube video.

Microsoft Canada accidentally posts Vista pricing – Yes, it’s outrageously expensive, but when you consider that Microsoft only offers an OS upgrade every decade, it’s not that much at all. At rates like these, the Macalope thinks the company should be staffing the Windows Activation hotline with phone sex operators.

If you don’t protect your intellectual property from everyone, Microsoft can steal it.
If you do protect your intellectual property from everyone Microsoft steals it anyway.
I don’t know why Apple tries so hard to protect their rights either.